Singapore Airlines & Scoot Ban On-Board Power Bank Use From April 1, 2025

[moa999]

that the electric car manufacturers are generally smart enough to fit batteries of the right chemistry into their cars to match the application

Not just that.. they also (typically) have well thought out battery management systems and active cooling.

Something you might not get in your cheap scooter. Particularly if you then source a non-OEM additional battery or charger.

Many of the car manufacturers use both LiIon (NMC, NMCA, NCM etc) and LFP depending on pricepoint and performance required.

LFP is probably the safest at the moment but has disadvantages of a flat voltage discharge curve (hard to calculate charge) and it's heavier
as you mention but also volumetrically larger per Wh.

 

[RSD]

Not just that.. they also (typically) have well thought out battery management systems and active cooling.

Something you might not get in your cheap scooter. Particularly if you then source a non-OEM additional battery or charger.

Many of the car manufacturers use both LiIon (NMC, NMCA, NCM etc) and LFP depending on pricepoint and performance required.

LFP is probably the safest at the moment but has disadvantages of a flat voltage discharge curve (hard to calculate charge) and it's heavier
as you mention but also volumetrically larger per Wh.

Totally agree - and as you said you won't get a lot of what is really needed with a cheap scooter. I kind of get the feeling that things are going to get significantly worse before they get better...

 

[Beano]

Fires originally attributed to elecric car batteries were subsequently proven to be unfounded. Perhaps the same with powerbanks! My IT department recommends completely switching of a laptop and not just putting it to sleep because they say the battery could overheat. Is that another source if fires?